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ALL meanings of schmaltz

schmaltz
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  • abbreviation SCHMALTZ sentimentality 1
  • noun schmaltz grease, fat 1
  • noun schmaltz Informal. exaggerated sentimentalism, as in music or soap operas. 1
  • noun schmaltz fat or grease, especially of a chicken. 1
  • uncountable noun schmaltz If you describe a play, film, or book as schmaltz, you do not like it because it is too sentimental. 0
  • noun schmaltz excessive sentimentality, esp in music 0
  • noun schmaltz animal fat used in cooking 0
  • noun schmaltz highly sentimental and banal music, literature, etc. 0
  • noun schmaltz banal or excessive sentimentalism 0
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